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Model 6517B Electrometer User’s Manual Section 5: Remote Operation
Trigger model
Performing a system preset (:SYSTem:PRESet) configures the advanced trigger model for typical 
instrument operation. After a system preset, many advanced operations can be accomplished 
using the initiate commands, :ABORt, and the trigger (measure) layer commands.
:INITiate
[:IMMediate] T
ake the instrument out of idle (ARM indicator on)
:CONTinuous <b> Ena
ble or disable continuous initiation
:ABORt Reset t
rigger system; instrument stays in idle if continuous 
initiation is disabled (off)
:TRIGger Path to configu
re the advanced trigger layer:
:SOURce <name> Sel
ect control source: IMMediate, TIMer, MANual, BUS, 
TLINk, EXTernal or HOLD
:TIMer <n> Set tim
er interval (sec): 0.001 to 9999999.999
:DELay <n> Set 
delay between measurements (sec) 0 to 999999.999
:SYSTem
:MACRo
:TRIGger Path to configure ba
sic triggering
[:EXECute] Sel
ect basic triggering
:MODE  <name> S
pecify trigger mode (CONTinuous or ONEShot)
:SOURce  <name> S
pecify source (IMMediate, MANual, BUS, 
EXTernal or TIMer)
:TIMer  <n> S
pecify timer interval; 0.001 to 99999.999 (sec.)
Test sequences
:TSEQuence TSEQuence subsystem
:ARM Arm
s selected test sequence
:ABORt S
tops a test sequence in process
:TYPE  <name> S
pecify test; DLEakage, CLEakage, CIResistance, 
RVCoefficient, SRESistivity, VRESistivity, 
SIResistivity, SQSWeep, STSWeep
:TSOurce <name> S
pecify trigger source; MANual, IMMediate, BUS, 
TLINk, EXTernal, LCLosure
:TLINe <NRf> Sp
ecify TLINK line; 1 to 6
DLEakage Diod
e leakage test path:
:STARt <NRf> S
pecify start voltage; -1000 to 1000
:STOP <NRf> S
pecify stop voltage; -1000 to 1000
:STEP <NRf> S
pecify step voltage; -1000 to 1000
:MDELay <NRf> S
pecify measure delay; 0 to 99999.9s
:CLEakage Cap
acitor leakage test path:
:SVOLtage <NRf> S
pecify bias voltage (-1000 to 1000)
:STIMe <NRf> S
pecify bias time; 0 to 99999.9s
:DTIMe <NRf> S
pecify discharge time; 0 to 9999.9s
:CIResistance Cable insulat
ion resistance test path:
:SVOLtage <NRf> S
pecify bias voltage; -1000 to 1000
:STIMe <NRf> S
pecify bias time; 0 to 99999.9s
:RVCoefficient Resist
or voltage coefficient test path:
:SVOLtage[1] <NRf> S
pecify source voltage 1; -1000 to 1000
:MDELay[1] <NRf> S
pecify measure delay 1; 0 to 99999.0s
:SVOLtage2 <NRf> S
pecify source voltage 2; -1000 to 1000
:MDELay2 <NRf> S
pecify measure delay 2; 0 to 99999.9s
:SRESistivity Surface res
istivity test path:
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